Senior
IAS officer Rajendra Kumar was today appointed as the Secretary of Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
A
1989 batch IAS officer, Kumar, an IIT, Delhi, alumnus like Kejriwal, was Higher
Education Secretary and had earlier handled various departments including power
and transport.
All the other six ministers have also got secretaries.
C Arvind, Additional Commissioner in
Trade and Taxes department,
has been posted as Secretary to Manish Sisodia who has been given the charges
of Revenue, PWD, Urban Development, Education, Higher Education, Local Bodies
and Land and Building departments.
General Manager of Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development
Corporation (DTTDC) Vinay Bhushan has been appointed Secretary to Somnath
Bharti who has been made Minister for Administrative Reforms, Law, Tourism and
Culture.
Additional Director in Education department D Verma has made
appointed Secretary to Rakhi Birla, Minister for Social Welfare and Women and
Child Development departments.
Special Commissioner (Trade and Taxes) P K Panda will assist
Minister Satyender Jain who has been allocated Health, Industries and Gurudwara
Elections portfolios.
C Uday Kumar,
Additional Secretary in Urban Development department, has been made secretary
to Girish Soni, Minister for Labour, Development,
Skill Development and SC/ST departments.
Deputy Inspector
General (Prisons), Tihar Central Jail, G Sudhakar Secretary has
been made secretary to Saurabh Bharadwaj who has been given charge of
Transport, Food and Civil Supplies and Environment.
